Caught In His Embrace A Second Chance Romance novel Chapter 51

Chapter 51

The man quickly complied “ Alright , alright ,”

Sienna was stunned into silence ,

Josiah turned to her abruptly , “ What are you standing there for ? Pay for the rice ! ”

“ Huh ? Oh , okay ! ” Sienna fumbled for her phone .

“ Scan the code – Il transfer the money to you .

“ Sure ,” the shop owner stammered .

Josiah stood to the side , his icy stare fixed on the man , who seemed unable to take his eyes off Sienna .

Is she seriously oblivious to this ? he thought .

his irritation simmering .

“ Hurry up ! ” he snapped .

Why does paying take so long ?

Sienna finally smiled at the man .

“ Done .

Thanks so much for your help ”

The shop owner glanced nervously at Josiah and hesitated “ Sienna , ul … who is he ? ”

“ Still here ? ” Josiah’s voice was cold and sharp , like a blade slicing through the air .

The man Binched , quickly retreating .

“ Alright , Sicana , Ti , uh .

Hl be going now .”

“ Take care , ” Sienna said awkwardly , waving him off .

Josiah turned to her , his expression annoyed .

“ What are you looking at ? That guy ? What’s so great about him ?“ “

And that lolipop in her mouth – Jasish had been glaring at it for a while now .

It irritated him to no end

When Sienna turned her back to him , Josiah suddenly reached out , snatched the lollipop from her mouth , and tossed it into the filthy gutter by the roadside .

Sienna gasped in horror .

“ What are you doing ? ”

Josiah looked at her , unbothered .

“ What are you yelling about ? ” He had been itching to get rid of that il

thing for a while .

It felt good to finally toss it He squinted at Sienna , “ Cheap candy with a cheap taste .

Don’t eat it again .

”

Sienna was dumbfounded .

‘ Did I ask him to eat it ? What does it matter to

er to him

whether it’s cheap or not ?

Seeing her puffed – ap , indignant face , Josiah felt even more annoyed .

“ Who was I threw away the lollipop he gave you ? ”

s that

guy ? What’s your relationship with him ? Are you mad because

“ What relationship ? Sienna looked completely confused .

“ He’s just the owner of the rice shop .

I bought rice from him , and he gave me a lollipop out of kindness .

And you threw it away – should I be happy about that ? ”

“ That’s all ! ” Josiah squinted , pressing her for more .

“What else would it be ? Sienna was exasperated , not understanding his questions .

Josiah suddenly smirked , realving the situation .

That guy must have a one – sided crush on her

“ Come on , Josiah said , bending down to pick up the boxes .

“ Hurry up and help me carry these

Sienna blinked in surprise but followed behind him .

‘ I didn’t even ask for his help in the first place .

Why is he acting like this ? ”

Josiah carried two boxes with ease .

“ Put the rice bag on top .

You can carry the fruit baskets .”

After barking the orders , he paused , realizing his tone might have been too harsh .

He softened slightly .

“ Can you manage ? ”

“ Yeah , I can , Sienna said , nodding as she followed his instructions .

But she glanced at him worriedly .

“ Isn’t that too heavy for you ? ” She couldn’t recall ever seeing Josiah do physical work before .

“ Heavy ” Josiah sneered dismissively .

“ This Not even close .

Now move faster ! ”

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Chapter 51

Even his back radiated irritation as he marched ahead .

Then don’t carry it Sienna thought .

‘ No one asked you to .

Why are you the one getting

Sienna picked up the fruit basket and followed Josish closely .

She couldn’t deny it he was impressively strong .

Carrying something so heavy , he had gone from the alley entrance to the fifth floor in one go .

Hurry up ! Open the door ! ” Josiah snapped impatiently ,

“ Oh , okay ” Sienna quickly stepped forward , fumbling with the key to unlock the door .

As soon as it opened , Josiah strode inside , placing the items on the floor .

He stood there , catching his breath clearly tired .

Sienna felt a pang of embarrassment seeing his sweaty face and hesitated before asking .

“ Do you need a towel ? Or maybe a drink of water ? ”